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By GARY D. ROBERTSONMay 6, 2021 GMT RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Punishments for rioting in North Carolina would be increased and new criminal counts created for mayhem resulting in death in legislation approved by a House judiciary committee on Thursday. The measure was pushed personally by chief sponsor House Speaker Tim Moore. He cited both the destruction of property in North Carolina cities linked to some demonstrations following the May 2020 death of George Floyd and the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 as reasons for the bill. Moore has a condominium in downtown Raleigh and witnessed...

WATCH NOW: Anthony Cottrell talks about getting pulled over and arrested in 2012 When Daunte Wright was killed Sunday by a police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minn., Anthony Cottrell had a flashback. Just like Wright, he was stopped by a police officer for something minor. In Wright’s case, it was an expired tag and having air fresheners in his rearview mirror. In 2012, Cottrell was stopped by a Winston-Salem police officer for not having his headlights on. The police officer eventually placed Cottrell under arrest after he searched Cottrell’s car and found drugs and a gun. But the c...